Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-17
Telegrams to The Star.
SENATOR STANFORD'S ANSWER
The Pennsylvania Republican Convention.
THE LABOR MEN AT SYRACUSE.
STANLEY SAID TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED
SENATOR STANFORD,s ANSWER.
He Has Forgotten Many Details. bu
Has Answered Ali Questions Posi-
ble-SOme He Declines To Reply to-
He Denies All COrruptiOn.

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Has Answered All Questions POssi.
ble-SOme He Declines To Reply to-
He Denies All Corruption.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 17.-There was filed in
the United States Circuit Court here yesterday
the answer OF Senator Leland Stanford to the petit
tion OF the Pacific Railroad Commission TO compel
said Stanford to answer questions relating to the
use OF money for the purpose OF influencing legts
lat1on In connection with the Central Pacific Rail-
way.
After citing at length the history OF the central
Pacific Railway stanford says he has taken part
In tranSacting the business OF the company for
over twenty-five years, and I'm point OF value ag-
gregatfng upward or four hundred million dollars
AS the business took place he was cogniZant OF IT,
but owing TO its multiplicity and pressure OF mat
ters more important than mere detail he is now no
longer able to recall many OF the matters with
which he was once personally familiar.
After receiving the circular from the Commits
sion in May OF this year calling for certain infor-
nation
He ENpRAvoRED TO COMPLY
with the request. Answers containing all the
available Information were prepared and submit
ted TO the commission. Since the arrival OF the
Commission in San Francisco he has waited upon
them, the principal officers and the employees OF
the Central Pacific company have waited upon
them, and every person In The employ OF the CON-
pany whose presence was desired or who could
furnish them information In respect 20 the objects
OF their investigation have promptly and cheer
fully done so. Provisions OF law creating the Gen.
trail Pacific company have been complied. The
repeal OF the act OF Congress creating the COM
pany would not do away with the Central Pacific
Railroad Co. Its existence does not depend upon
the act OF Congress.
THE COMPANY OWES ITS EXISTENCE
to the laws OF the State OF California and to those
laws alone. However the repeal OF the act OF
Congress may affect bounties, IL can I'm no wise
affect the existence OF the company. The annual
examinations OF the AFFAIRS OF the company have
been made by Government officials, and accounts
cordingly. The present examination by the Pacific
Commission has not only extended to the affairs
OF the Central Pacific Railroad but 1t has extended
to a searching investigation or the affairs or all
the consolidated and allied companies connected
with that corporation. All the business relations
have been exposed to public and prytng curiosity
OF rival business competitors
Senator Stanford states it is In regard to that
class OF property with which the Government ha
no connection that he
DECLINES TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS PRoPoCNDED
The questions have been asked and q line or
tion pursued manifestly prompted by disaffectei
and hostile parties whose aim was more the pur.
suit OF personal ennity OF private character thar
interest to the public at large the ends OF Jus.
uce. "In my testimony given to the Commission,
erS have said In substance, and now repeat, tina,
HAVE NEVER CORRUPTED
nor attempted to corrupt any member OF the leg:
tSlature or any member OF Congress- or any pub.
lie Official or have authorized any agent to do 50
I regret that the Commissioners have deemed 1,
their duty to PROFOUND questions involving crimi
nality on my part or on the part OF the persons
sfoners In such questions, answers to which, fol
the reasons already stated, have felt constrained
10 decline 70 make.
In conclusion senator Stanford says that he Il
confident that the protection afforded every citi
OF the United SatateS by its laws will save hin
from considering such questions, and claims tina
the court should not make the order prayed for IL
the petition OF the Commission.
REPORTERS EXCLUDED BY THE COMMISSION.
At the hour for continuing the Central Pacifi
Railroad investigation yesterday morning ther
were no witnesses present, so the Commissioner
decided to exclude reporters and talked anon
| themselves until O'Clock. What transpired di
not leak out.
At 9 O'Clock Col. Raymond, on behalf OF tn
railroad, announced to the Commissioner that tn
proposition to have the railroad testimony take
In the form OF dispositions and forwarded TO Ne,
York was accepted. 1t was arranged that tn
witnesses for the railroad should be sworn by tn
United States Court commissioner, and their tes
t1mOny sent to the Commission In New York iron
time to time as 1t was prepared
Mr.. Anderson announced that the Commission
would be in session in New York from Septembe
80 to october l.
JUDGE DILLON, OF THE UNION PACIFIC,
and Attorney Cohen, OF the Central, Will appear
before them there and make oral arguments
The afternoon session was exceedingly fat Tht
only witness examined was Secretary L. III. Miller
Secretary Miller produced number OF state
ments which he had prepared In accordance with
the request of the chairman.